Gertrude P. Eckert

Wednesday

Aug 29, 2007 at 2:00 AMApr 14, 2011 at 5:13 PM

Gertrude P. Eckert, of Cornwall, a 13-year resident of the area having retired from Morgan Guarantee Trust Co. in New York, N.Y., died Monday, August 27, 2007 at the Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Ossining, N.Y. She was 86.

The daughter of the late Karl and Marie Mrozik, she was born on June 7, 1921 in Germany.

She was the widow of August Karl Eckert.

Survivors include her daughter, Irene Grant and husband William of Cornwall and her grandchildren, Jessica Grant and Derek Grant; as well as her nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, August 29 at the Lippincott Funeral Home Inc., 92 Main St., Chester.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 30 at St. Thomas of Canterbury RC Church in Cornwall.